*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on the list. LoadUp makes cleanup simple: pick a time, see your price upfront, and get your Monterey space back.
You call around about county drop-off rules, leave messages with a couple of haulers, and wait on callbacks that never come. Weeks go by, and the junk is still sitting in the garage or carport.
Municipal pickup schedules can help, but they usually come with limits on what they accept, how much you can set out, and when it runs. In a small town with fewer services, you may still have to drag everything to the road yourself or haul it to a county site.
Many haulers want to come look before they give you a number, and that can mean waiting days in a rural area. Then the price depends on how much of the truck your load fills, so you won't know the final cost until the job is done.
Donation centers have to be careful about what they can resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken appliances often get turned away. You still have to load and drive everything there first, and anything they reject comes right back home with you.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full remodel, not a single cluttered room. You have to schedule the drop-off and the pickup, find level ground on a sloped or gravel lot, and sometimes check local permit rules. Then you still do all the lifting yourself.
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Most companies charge by truck space, and the price often changes on arrival. LoadUp charges by item, based on exactly what you're removing.
Across all options, not just ours: a real breakdown of what Monterey residents typically pay, so you know what's fair before you book.
Sofas, dressers, bed frames, tables, and more hauled away with ease.
Available in twin, full, queen, king, and California king sizes.
Covers refrigerators, washers, dryers, ovens, dishwashers, water heaters, and more.
Whole-property cleanouts for moves, estates, evictions, and renovations.
TVs, monitors, computers, printers, stereo equipment, and small electronics.
Includes treadmills, ellipticals, weight benches, stationary bikes, and home gym systems.
Add a single bulky item like a couch, dresser, or mattress to your booking.
Mixed everyday items including broken goods, old decor, and accumulated clutter.
Bagged trash, loose debris, and general household waste of all kinds.
Covers drywall, lumber, tile, fixtures, and mixed demolition scrap.
Includes branches, brush, grass clippings, leaves, and other organic yard waste.
Desks, chairs, filing cabinets, cubicle panels, and other office items included.
Moving boxes, shipping cartons, and leftover packing cardboard.
First item includes the pickup fee. Each additional item is a flat add-on. *See Monterey's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders deal with steep gravel drives and narrow basement stairs in older cabins, then carry each item out with care. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Monterey after each job.
If the old mower or scrap lumber is already waiting at the end of a long rural driveway, curbside is the simpler fit. For a packed outbuilding, a cabin loft, or an estate full of heavy furniture, choose full-service so your Loaders can carry items out from wherever they sit.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $80 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $75 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $90 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $80 |
| Multi-item pickup | Bundle & save | Add-on items in the same pickup for less | from +$15 |
| Item add-on | Optional | Bundle with your junk pickup | from +$15 |
| Full cleanout | Volume discount | Entire room junk removal | Custom |
| Disassembly service | Optional add-on | Large or difficult-to-move items | Custom |
* Starting prices. Final price confirmed by ZIP code and pickup conditions. Volume discounts applied automatically.
Out here, getting rid of a load means borrowing a neighbor's truck, giving up half a Saturday to the drive, and hoping the tailgate holds. Nobody needs that. Your Loaders handle the lifting and loading, then take it from there, and they genuinely enjoy showing up for the folks who keep this small town running.
Big, bulky items rarely leave a rural property easily, so where they end up matters. In Monterey, your Loaders sort each load by condition, aiming to keep usable pieces out of the landfill when local options allow.
Furniture, tools, and household goods in good, clean shape may be donated when possible. Your Loader sets them aside for a local donation channel where available. Documentation is not something to expect or promise.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, like metal frames, old appliances, or scrap lumber, may be recycled when possible. Your Loaders separate them for recycling where available and where local options allow.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, such as waterlogged mattresses or rotted decking, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loaders haul them to an appropriate disposal site, since nearby facilities can be limited.
Loads that break county rules get turned away at the gate, costing a second trip. These are the Putnam County rules that apply to cleanouts in Monterey.
Putnam County's convenience sites, transfer station, and landfill accept only waste generated within the county. Belongings cleared from a relative's home in a neighboring county cannot be brought back to the Monterey Collection Center for disposal.
Convenience centers list wire among the items they cannot accept, and county policy states that all wire goes to the transfer station. Keep leftover wire from a garage or barn cleanout out of household bags so the load isn't rejected.
The Putnam County Recycling Center rejects wax-coated cardboard, while the transfer station accepts it. Regular cardboard must be clean and dry, because anything that cannot be recycled has to be sorted out by hand once it lands in the bin.
Putnam County bars double-axled trailers from its convenience centers at any time, including the Monterey Collection Center. A large cleanout hauled on a tandem trailer has to be moved to a single-axle trailer or a pickup to get in.
Since August 2024, Putnam County has charged shingles twice the per-ton tipping fee of regular landfill waste. Convenience centers and the transfer station refuse construction waste, so roofing tear-off from a Monterey home has to be weighed at the landfill.
Putnam County Solid Waste reminds residents that the law requires them to secure their cargo and tarp their truck on the way to a convenience center. The rule keeps loose bags, cardboard, and lightweight debris from blowing off and becoming roadside litter.
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(678) 884-4738Not as a standalone pile. Monterey is a small town in Putnam County, and I could not confirm a city bulk-pickup program. Junk left outside without a scheduled pickup can be treated as illegal dumping, so check with Monterey City Hall first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Monterey starts at $80, and curbside or outdoor pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on charge. The exact total is confirmed before booking.
Sometimes. Availability depends on Loader schedules near Monterey and the Cookeville area, so enter your address at booking to see open times. For curbside jobs you usually don't need to be home. For indoor jobs, someone should be there or leave access instructions.
Putnam County runs a convenience center in Monterey, between Meadow Creek Rd and Industrial Dr, for household drop-off. Accepted items, hours, and fees can change, so call (931) 839-3482 before loading up. Large or bulky loads often aren't accepted at these sites.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on what local charities and recyclers accept. Anything that can't be reused or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item and condition, so none are guaranteed.
Book online, list your items, and pick a time window. You see the total price before you confirm. On pickup day, your Loader usually calls before arriving, then carries the items out, loads them, and hauls them away. You don't need to move anything yourself.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually price by truckload, and the final number can depend on an on-site estimate. LoadUp prices per item online, so the total is set before booking. Truckload pricing can be better value for very large cleanouts.
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